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Two high-intensity solar flares were emitted on Wednesday, the second of which was the most intense recorded since the start of this sun cycle in December 2008, NASA said. The biggest solar flare of all time was a humungous X28 back in 2003, which luckily was at an oblique angle to Earth, so we managed to avoid the full brunt.

On Thursday, Sept. 7, 2017, the rocket will take off during the window from 9:50 am to 2:55 pm. Following the launch , SpaceX landed the rocket's first stage at a nearby on-shore landing zone, marking the 16th time Elon Musk's pioneering space company has recovered one of its rockets.

The device can be obtained in either in a 3GB or 4GB RAM variant both of which will sport 32GB of internal memory, which can be expanded through a microSD card up to 128GB. Coming to the connectivity options, Honor V9 Play contains the 4G VoLTE, GPS, Micro USB port, 3.5mm audio jack, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi. On the front, we can notice the 5-megapixel shooter and it has the f/2.4 aperture and we can use it for capturing the selfies.

Nissan has today launched the latest version of its battery-electric LEAF vehicle, which will go on sale early next year with an enhanced driving range of 235 miles on a single charge. Environmental Protection Agency as an ENERGY STAR® Partner of the Year since 2010. U.S. automaker Tesla is one of the pioneers in the electric vehicle industry and despite recently releasing its cheapest model to date , it has traditionally catered to the premium end of the market.

Supernovae create black holes up to several times the mass of the Sun, and there's a prospect of slightly larger black holes being formed by a non-explosive mechanism . It was found hiding in a cloud of molecular gas by Japanese astronomers using the Alma ( Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array ) 16,400 feet above sea level in the Andes in northern Chile.

Facebook says the ad buys came from 470 "inauthentic" accounts and pages that seemed affiliated with each other and appeared to be operating from Russian Federation. Facebook told congressional investigators that it sold ads to a Russian company seeking to target younger voters during the 2016 presidential election, potentially manipulating their vote.

In this respect, players will be able to choose whether to play against "keyboard and mouse people" or "controller people" so that any imbalances are kept to the minimum . Although the decision will ultimately be in the hands of the studios, Microsoft will be open to have full support for mouse and keyboard. The company simply is allowing the functionality.

The last announcement we have today about Google Assistant being embedded into a number of LG appliances later this year. Already available on select Android phones as well as Google Home speakers, iPhones, Android Wear devices, and Google Allo, you're about to see Google Assistant on a wider variety of speakers and appliances.

The all-new Kirin 970 chipset will be the successor to last year's Kirin 960. The future for smartphone AI just got a lot more interesting. The Kirin 970 is a mighty slice of silicon built using an advanced 10-nanometer manufacturing process.

It is expected that the new model will be soon launched in India. The rest of the front panel is a massive 6.4-inch display screen with a Full HD+ resolution. Since the Mi 5X adheres to both these parameters, it might be possible that Xiaomi may look forward to make this happen. It did not specific any actual launch date but it is considered routine for the Shenzhen-based company, however, to reveal new phones in late September and analysts expect to see its latest product by the end of ...

The bomb was found on Wismarer street which is located close to the city centre and is just 2.5 km from the main Zeil shopping area. The situation is not now unsafe, police have said, but the evacuation - the largest in Germany's postwar history - is being mandated as a precaution.

Scientists believe that for life as we know it to exist outside our own planet, surface water must be present. Vincent Bourrier, from the Observatoire de l'Université de Genève, who led the global team of astronomers, makes it clear though, that with the data they have and current telescope technology, no definitive conclusion can be drawn on the water content of the exoplanets.

Odinga said the ruling vindicated their decision, and would ensure peace . "The court's independent review has demonstrated Kenya's resilient democracy and commitment to the rule of law", they said. New elections must take place within 60 days, according to the ruling. After the decision's announcement, Odinga said it was a "very historic day for the people of Kenya".

Hells yes and never have I wanted a phone more. With the LG V30 , the South Korean company got everything right on the design front to make it a flawless competitor for the flagship Galaxy smartphones . LG V30 smartphone was launched today at IFA 2017 . If there's one piece of news that's sure to delight many, it's that the V30 has a headphone jack.

A new display . While the high-end Nest has a bright, LCD screen, the E has a frosted display . We have yet to play around with the Nest E, but given that it has retained its design and swapped out some materials, and given the company's consistently high attention to detail, and the fact it has retained all its useful features, we would expect it to steal a good chunk of the thermostat mid-market.

Nigeria now sit atop Group B of the World Cup qualification in Africa with six points, four ahead of Cameroun in second place, while Zambia and Algeria are in third and fourth positions respectively. The reverse leg in Yaounde, will be played on Monday at the Stade Ahmadu Ahidjo. However, a deeper look at these impressive stats show that Cameroon have risen to the occasion when they have come up against Nigeria and as a result their four wins against the Eagles have been when it has ...

As a creator, it is inspiring to see the world embrace mixed reality; to see organizations and developers stretch the boundaries of what we can do with technology. The ASUS Mixed Reality Headset sports an "digital industrial" design language, sporting an outer design comprised of 3D polygons. However, Microsoft hasn't offered much information on what niche they're hoping to fill with these devices until now.

That's where Roush Enterprises comes in, responsible for fabricating the prototype Ford's pizza container. On Tuesday, they agreed to carpool on autonomous driving services, with self-driving Ford cars delivering Domino's pies. In this Ford-Domino's test run - the autonomous cars will stop outside the customer's home , so there won't be a knock on the door. "There are so many practical things that we need to learn".

Each of the teams developed a pod that was created to test engineering approaches for Musk's Hyperloop rapid-transit concept, which calls for sending people and cargo through low-pressure tubes at near-supersonic speeds. WARR Hyperloop has achieved one of the fastest test-runs to-date. Additionally he said there would be no "uncomfortable acceleration" in a passenger version.

On its Dutch website, Microsoft now redirects potential Xbox One customers to selected retailers, while Microsoft UK has listed the original Xbox One as "out of stock ". Microsoft discontinued production of the Xbox One just a few months prior, according to Kotaku U.K., so this move has been a long time coming. In addition, fans have pre-ordered more Xbox One X Project Scorpio Edition consoles within the first five days than any other Xbox before.

You might also be interested in. . Disney responded that Nye would have to wait "potentially three to four years" because the company was "backlogged with audits", according to The Hollywood Reporter . "The defendants, and each of them, have engaged in an ongoing, deliberate conspiracy to deceive Mr. Nye and the BNSG Owners, and deprive them of their rightly owned share of the Net Profits from the BNSG series and derivative works", Rainey wrote.

Macron won the recent French elections with a pro-EU platform, but he also promised voters to tackle problems within the European Union and not just focus on domestic problems . Macronomy: What now for French finances? "The posted workers' directive as it now functions is a betrayal of the European spirit in its essence", he added.

Bixby is Samsung's answer to Amazon Alexa, Siri, and Google Assistant. But, technically, he didn't specify whether Samsung's speaker will feature Bixby. I am already working on it. It completes multi-app, complex requests; for instance, you can ask Bixby to group pictures from your latest vacation, and sending them to your friends.

Everyone loves to be centre of attention, and it seems the International Space Station is no different after it decided it wasn't content being outdone by the moon's popularity on Monday. When you're on the ground, all you have to do is look skyward and, assuming you're within an area that the moon's shadow will hit, you'll see what all the fuss is about.

But in the same way that "Basic Economy" fares now exist basically to drive up the costs of air travel , Verizon's new "Unlimited" plans are likely to drive up the cost of your wireless bill. Go Unlimited includes unlimited LTE data, but with a giant catch: Verizon can throttle you whenever the network is congested. And of course, Verizon is trying to spin this as being a good thing for customers.

A group called Astronomers Without Borders is planning a collection drive for used eclipse glasses which it will distribute to schools in areas where the 2019 eclipse will be visible, giving students the opportunity to fall in love with astronomy.

It's hard to imagine that ten years have passed since the original BioShock release, but that'll be true in just a couple months, and here to usher it in properly is the collector's edition shown below. Join us as we bring Rapture to life like never before, complete with Splicers, Big Daddies and Little Sisters , themed food and drinks worthy of Rapture's finest hotspots, plus music from DJ Kristina Childs.

Barron, in a white polo, wore his protective sunglasses too. While the three had solar eclipse glasses , which protect your eyes as you stare directly at the sun, Trump initially looked up without eye protection. The Commander-In-Chief removed the protective glasses and gazed upward, squinting and even pointing at the thing he was told not to look at. "As he did so, one of the White House aides standing beneath the Blue Room Balcony shouted 'don't look'".

The "Cats & Dogs" expansion pack will bring with it a "Create a Pet" tool, which is exactly what it sounds like. Players can also choose from various breeds or mix multiple ones together, for example. In addition to the cats and dogs , the expansion introduces a new veterinarian business for Sims to follow as a career, where they can build their own clinic to diagnose and cure various illnesses that may befall an animal.

The former was only made available in the Slate Gray colour variant, while the latter was only made available in Midnight Black back then. Earlier this year, in June, OnePlus had announced that its flagship, the OnePlus 5 , was the highest revenue-grossing smartphone on Amazon India.

It was officially handed over in Monterey by McLaren CEO Mike Flewitt at the weekend, and was displayed in all its metallic pink glory on the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance Concept Lawn on Concours Sunday. Inside the vehicle, door appliqués, a pinstripe on the steering wheel and even the rear-view mirror are all in body colour, providing highlights of fuchsia in the cabin apart from the white leather with white stitching.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology has reached a point where the deployment of such systems is-practically if not legally-feasible within years, not decades, and the stakes are high: " autonomous weapons have been described as the third revolution in warfare , after gunpowder and nuclear arms".

Several states in the US will see a rare total eclipse, meaning the moon will completely cover the sun. Those who purchase eclipse glasses should insure that they are approved by the American Astronomical Society . The eclipse will begin locally at 9:08 a.m. You shouldn't look at the eclipse directly because it can harm your eyes. Beginning in OR, it will travel across the United States to SC, crossing parts of Idaho, Wyoming, Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, ...

If you're looking for more of a project, make a pinhole camera , using this easy guide from NASA . Adjust your position until you see a small projection, a negative image, of the eclipsed Sun on the paper inside the box. What you'll see inside the box should be an inverted image of the eclipse-called the camera obscura effect. Stand with the sun behind you, and the magic will happen.

Most eclipse glasses and hand-held solar viewers offer adequate protection from the sun's potentially damaging UV rays. A solar eclipse occurs when the moon's shadow passes over the Earth's surface, temporarily blocking the view of the sun from the Earth.

It will first enter the USA on the west coast over OR on August 21, 2017, from 10am local time. The path of totality this time around is limited to a stretch of the USA from OR to SC based on the positioning of the solar spheres in the universe Monday.

Unfortunately, there are no more patches coming for the single player story, but more story info will be provided via APEX multiplayer missions and upcoming comics and novels, including the fate of the Quarian ark. A continuation of updated content for Mass Effect: Andromeda has been questionable in the past after players' responses to the newest installment in the series, so the news likely isn't completely unexpected to those who have been following the game.

Next, cut a small hole in the center of the pizza box's top, tape a square piece of foil over it, and poke a tiny hole in the foil. Then just aim the pinhole onto another surface, like another piece of paper to get a look. If you are in the path of totality - the 14-state region spanning from OR to SC - you can view the eclipse safely during the period where the moon completely blocks the sun.

Although the White House did release a statement that said "of course" Trump's condemnation included "white supremacists, KKK Neo-Nazi and all extremist groups", the statement was attributed to an unnamed spokesperson. 3M Co. Chief Executive Inge Thulin , who announced his decision to quit shortly before the councils were disbanded, was pressed by Skiftet, a Swedish progressive grassroots organization, to exit Trump's manufacturing council after the president "failed to properly condemn ...

Big business increasingly doesn't want to be in business with President Trump, as the CEOs of Merck (MRK), Under Armour (UAA) and Intel ( INTC ) all quit his presidential council on Monday. Several months later, layoffs occurred anyway . " I am resigning from the President's American Manufacturing Council ". The AFL-CIO, which has two members on the council, said Monday that it denounces "bigoted domestic terrorists" and called on Trump to follow.

The All Blacks had conceded a drawn series to the British and Irish Lions, the backline was changed again, and off-field issues involving bugging, Aaron Smith, and Jerome Kaino were potentially distracting. Curtis Rona, Tevita Kuridrani, Kurtley Beale and Israel Folau all crossed, with Foley converting them all, but it mattered little. "With the team we've got, the points should be coming, we've got an attacking type of team so we should be scoring points, but you've got to have both sides ...

Proper eyewear is needed to view the eclipse without damaging the retina of your eye. Do not look directly at the sun during any partial phase of the eclipse . While legitimate glasses look pretty much the same as those being recalled, there are a few things to look out for, like if the glasses are marked as "ISO approved" and include the special numbers 12312-2.

The new update has been available for testing on Pixel and Nexus devices for most of 2017 in order to help developers get their apps ready for the update, and there are a lot of changes to take into account. To ensure that people don't suffer too much from them, though, Google is only having the previews play if the user is connected to WiFi. Android releases are named for desserts.

During the Obama administration, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton proposed to the North that if they were ready to close their nuclear program, the USA was willing to normalize relations with its long-standing adversary, sign a peace treaty and provide economic aid.

US President Donald Trump praised North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Wednesday for appearing to back down on his threat to launch missiles toward the US territory of Guam . "The alternative would have been both catastrophic and unacceptable!", a-t-he added. Trump tweeted on Wednesday. He said key personnel like Secretary of Defence James Mattis and Secretary of State Rex Tillerson were tyring to guide Mr Trump, but the President's use of Twitter made that hard.

The stock is now valued at $347.46 after moving -1.54% in the most recent session and -2.91% over the past 5 trading days. About 34,154 shares traded. Its down 0.16, from 1.05 in 2016Q3. It is positive, as 74 investors sold TSLA shares while 105 reduced holdings. Sellers included Fidelity funds like Fidelity OTC Portfolio, which sold 1.62 million shares, or 43 percent of its position during the quarter, as well as funds managed by T.

We are yet to see how this will work with the iPhone 8 , as it may not be featuring a physical TouchID sensor. The function of the Emergency SOS feature to disable Touch ID will likely also be expended to disable Face ID, if the rumors that the facial recognition technology are coming to the iPhone 8 turn out to be true.

Asteroid Florence is among the largest near-Earth asteroids that are several miles in size. "While many known asteroids have passed by closer to Earth than Florence will.all of those were estimated to be smaller", said Paul Chodas, manager of NASA's Center for Near-Earth Object Studies.

The latest look at creature slaughter saga Monster Hunter World is supposed to show off the new location, but we can't tear our eyes away from the ugly, naked parrot-thing that appears halfway through. It will also charge anyone or anything that invades its territory. And the fourth step is to upgrade your equipment. According to the press release sent to Neowin, the game will be playable at the Sony booth in Hall 7 during gamescom, which begins on August 22 in Cologne.

Mission Description: The addition of TDRS-M to the Space Network (SN) will provide the ability to support space communication for an additional 15 years. A ULA Atlas 5 also launched TDRS-K mission in 2013 and TDRS-L in 2014. The satellite was repaired, but the mishap set the launch back by about two weeks.